{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"Vulnerability in PAN-OS and Panorama on Management Interface"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2017-15944","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-11T00:33:19.510Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-11T00:33:19.510Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2017-15944","initial_release_date":"2017-12-06T00:05:10.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-04-10T17:33:19.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2017-15944","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-398","PANW-PAN-OS-400","PANW-PAN-OS-402","PANW-PAN-OS-406"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-397","PANW-PAN-OS-399","PANW-PAN-OS-401"],"known_not_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-405"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Through the exploitation of a combination of unrelated vulnerabilities, and via the management interface of the device, an attacker could remotely execute code on PAN-OS or Panorama in the context of the highest privileged user. (Ref # PAN-61094 / PAN-80990 / PAN-80993 / PAN-80994 / CVE-2017-15944)\nPAN-OS and Panorama contains multiple vulnerabilities that, when exploited in conjunction could lead to remote code execution prior to authentication.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 6.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.0.18 and earlier, and PAN-OS 7.1.13 and earlier."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2017-15944","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15944"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2017-15944","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"Through the exploitation of a combination of unrelated vulnerabilities, and via the management interface of the device, an attacker could remotely execute code on PAN-OS or Panorama in the context of the highest privileged user. (Ref # PAN-61094 / PAN-80990 / PAN-80993 / PAN-80994 / CVE-2017-15944)\nPAN-OS and Panorama contains multiple vulnerabilities that, when exploited in conjunction could lead to remote code execution prior to authentication.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 6.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.0.18 and earlier, and PAN-OS 7.1.13 and earlier."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-397","PANW-PAN-OS-399","PANW-PAN-OS-401"]}]}]}